Dare County, NC

FIPS 37055 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Dare County had an annual average of 20,360 jobs across 2,328 establishments, paying $0.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

20,360

+0.8% YoY

Establishments

2,328

Total Wages

$0.9B

Avg Annual Pay

$46,478

Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)

Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Dare County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 3,931 278 $600 $122.8M
531 NAICS 531 1,778 135 $841 $77.8M
921 NAICS 921 1,334 8 $3,344 $83.0M
445 NAICS 445 1,032 62 $791 $42.2M
611 NAICS 611 1,005 39 $1,007 $50.7M
561 NAICS 561 998 169 $891 $46.0M
721 NAICS 721 966 70 $691 $34.7M
238 NAICS 238 812 170 $1,039 $43.8M
541 NAICS 541 710 255 $1,810 $54.6M
459 NAICS 459 639 106 $684 $22.7M
455 NAICS 455 634 22 $594 $19.6M
713 NAICS 713 474 65 $577 $14.2M
444 NAICS 444 453 25 $946 $22.3M
622 NAICS 622 410 1 $1,448 $30.9M
458 NAICS 458 401 54 $703 $14.7M
336 NAICS 336 393 15 $1,174 $24.0M
621 NAICS 621 379 74 $1,236 $24.3M
236 NAICS 236 279 116 $1,205 $17.5M
926 NAICS 926 261 5 $1,100 $14.9M
457 NAICS 457 235 35 $698 $8.5M
449 NAICS 449 210 25 $897 $9.8M
812 NAICS 812 197 42 $676 $6.9M
522 NAICS 522 194 37 $1,366 $13.8M
441 NAICS 441 187 18 $1,019 $9.9M
813 NAICS 813 177 39 $676 $6.2M
924 NAICS 924 175 4 $2,181 $9.2M
456 NAICS 456 161 20 $738 $6.2M
811 NAICS 811 158 40 $950 $7.8M
524 NAICS 524 154 32 $1,671 $13.4M
237 NAICS 237 154 18 $1,155 $9.3M
712 NAICS 712 136 5 $1,345 $7.8M
624 NAICS 624 101 24 $680 $3.6M
424 NAICS 424 90 24 $1,090 $5.1M
532 NAICS 532 88 22 $737 $3.4M
562 NAICS 562 65 6 $484 $1.6M
423 NAICS 423 59 26 $1,373 $4.2M
922 NAICS 922 54 4 $1,357 $3.8M
491 NAICS 491 51 11 $1,433 $3.8M
517 NAICS 517 48 6 $1,429 $3.6M
513 NAICS 513 45 20 $1,373 $3.2M
487 NAICS 487 38 27 $761 $1.5M
321 NAICS 321 29 3 $927 $1.4M
337 NAICS 337 29 4 $1,149 $1.7M
425 NAICS 425 29 10 $1,228 $1.9M
311 NAICS 311 24 9 $893 $1.1M
523 NAICS 523 20 20 $2,204 $2.3M
814 NAICS 814 19 22 $651 $0.6M
923 NAICS 923 15 3 $517 $0.4M
323 NAICS 323 15 4 $1,151 $0.9M
516 NAICS 516 12 4 $1,195 $0.7M
711 NAICS 711 12 12 $775 $0.5M
488 NAICS 488 10 7 $649 $0.3M
484 NAICS 484 9 5 $952 $0.4M
928 NAICS 928 9 1 $2,211 $1.0M
551 NAICS 551 6 6 $1,209 $0.4M
114 NAICS 114 5 8 $1,683 $0.4M
533 NAICS 533 4 3 $4,603 $1.0M
999 NAICS 999 2 5 $1,132 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

210

jobs · $80,987 avg pay

State Government

527

jobs · $51,866 avg pay

Local Government

2,726

jobs · $60,152 avg pay

Private

16,897

jobs · $43,679 avg pay

NC Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.7%

April 2026

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